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Massive Johns Hopkins study: Lockdowns, masks, closures did NOT reduce death

‘Strongly’ rejects government measures as ‘pandemic policy instrument’

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of thousands of studies to determine whether or not there is empirical evidence to support the belief that “lockdowns” reduce COVID-19 mortality.

They concluded that such policies are “ill-founded” and should be “rejected.”

“While this meta-analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects, they have imposed enormous economic and social costs where they have been adopted,” the researchers wrote in the abstract. “In consequence, lockdown policies are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument.”

The meta-analysis, titled “A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Lockdowns on COVID-19 Mortality,” began by identifying 18,590 studies that potentially could support the belief that lockdowns reduce COVID-19 mortality.

“After three levels of screening, 34 studies ultimately qualified. Of those 34 eligible studies, 24 qualified for inclusion in the meta-analysis,” the researchers wrote.

They then divided the studies into three groups, lockdown stringency index studies, shelter-in-place-order studies and specific non-pharmaceutical intervention studies.

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2 thoughts on “Massive Johns Hopkins study: Lockdowns, masks, closures did NOT reduce death”

  1. Damn you!!

    All that science is really messing up the government narrative and televised happy ads telling us how “safe”
    it is….

    Damn that science !!!! Oh.
    wait.
    You “believe the science”??
    Or just like to SAY IT???

    You cheerleader idiots just can’t seem to settle on a position, huh?
    It’s “science” until it proves you wrong, then it’s what?? Science” still??
    Getting dizzy yet??? lol

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